Linda Jolly v. Carmelita White, No. 21-1195 (4th Cir. 2021)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 21-1195 LINDA JOLLY, Plaintiff - Appellant, v. CARMELITA WHITE, Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service; DANIEL EVERETT, Maryland State Officer, Defendants - Appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Catherine C. Blake, Senior District Judge. (1:20-cv-02505-CCB) Submitted: August 24, 2021 Decided: August 26, 2021 Before NIEMEYER and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge. Dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Linda Jolly, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Linda Jolly seeks to appeal the district court’s order dismissing her complaint for failure to state a claim. We dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction because the notice of appeal was not timely filed. In civil cases, parties have 30 days after the entry of the district court’s final judgment or order to note an appeal, Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A), unless the district court extends the appeal period under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(5) or reopens the appeal period under Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(6). “[T]he timely filing of a notice of appeal in a civil case is a jurisdictional requirement.” Bowles v. Russell, 551 U.S. 205, 214 (2007). The district court entered its order on September 29, 2020. Jolly filed the notice of appeal on February 17, 2021. Because Jolly failed to file a timely notice of appeal or to obtain an extension or reopening of the appeal period, we dismiss the appeal. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. DISMISSED 2

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